SATTAHIP, THAILAND (Feb. 23, 2024) U.S. Navy Capt. Michel Brandt, commanding officer of the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Somerset (LPD 25), from Oak Grove, Kentucky, presents a plaque and ball cap to Royal Thai Navy Capt. Poollarp Thattathongkam during a scheduled port visit for Exercise Cobra Gold 24, in Sattahip, Thailand, Feb. 23, 2024. Cobra Gold, now in its 43rd year, is a Thai-U.S. co-sponsored training event that builds on the long-standing friendship between the two allied nations and brings together a robust multinational force to promote regional peace and security in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Evan Diaz)